Of your top ten the only one I liked is [name_f]Dinah[/name_f]. Out of those you didn’t have room for I like [name_f]Jemma[/name_f] (but with a g, so [name_f]Gemma[/name_f]) and [name_f]Lana[/name_f]. None of these would make my top 10.
My top ten in no real order is…
[name_f]Kiera[/name_f]
[name_f]Cara[/name_f]
[name_f]Cora[/name_f]
[name_f]Lilla[/name_f]
[name_f]Priya[/name_f]
[name_f]Anya[/name_f]
[name_f]Aria[/name_f]
[name_f]Trista[/name_f]
[name_f]Kayla[/name_f]
[name_f]Sarah[/name_f]
Of these there are only 4 I could see using for my own child. [name_f]Kiera[/name_f], [name_f]Lilla[/name_f], [name_f]Priya[/name_f], and [name_f]Aria[/name_f]. For some reason I seem to be drawn to other name endings.
I already used [name_f]Ava[/name_f], [name_f]Mia[/name_f] and [name_f]Gemma[/name_f] for my three daughters. So taking your lead I will leave them off of my list.
[name_u]Roma[/name_u]
[name_f]Stella[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucia[/name_f]
[name_f]Francesca[/name_f]
[name_f]Keira[/name_f]
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f]
[name_f]Helena[/name_f]
[name_f]Elsa[/name_f]
[name_f]Bella[/name_f]
[name_f]Dulcea[/name_f]
The last two were middle names ([name_f]Isobel[/name_f] instead of [name_f]Bella[/name_f]) because I kept combining my favorite names into one combo in case I never had another girl. I never imagined I would have three daughters! If I had known ahead of time I probably would have come up with a more cohesive list and would have ripped both the list and my hair apart before my first girl had been born. Sometimes you just have to wing it.
I edited this because I saw [name_f]Keira[/name_f] and since I had [name_f]Keira[/name_f] on my list before I swapped out [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] for [name_f]Keira[/name_f]. I like [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] but I didn’t overly consider it.
My favourite from your poll was [name_f]Araminta[/name_f]. Hmm, a lot of my favourite names end in A, including my #1 and #2 (the only ones I’ve ranked): [name_f]Azalea[/name_f] and [name_f]Cordelia[/name_f].
My top 10 A-ending names would be something like:
[name_f]Azalea[/name_f]
[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f]
Hespera
[name_f]Portia[/name_f]
[name_f]Diana[/name_f]
[name_f]Victoria[/name_f]
[name_f]Viola[/name_f]
[name_f]Francesca[/name_f]
[name_f]Aurelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Octavia[/name_f]
Of the ones list, I like [name_f]Marilla[/name_f] (first introduced to me by [name_f]Anne[/name_f] of [name_u]Green[/name_u] Gables, of course) and [name_f]Dinah[/name_f] (couldn’t tell you why, I’ve just always liked it).
I voted [name_f]Jemima[/name_f] only on the poll but also love [name_f]Thalia[/name_f] and [name_f]Thora[/name_f] from your list. I have so many others on my list I can’t just pick 10!
[name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f] is one of my absolute favourites, just wish I could persuade my OH to love it too.
My top ten (not including [name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f]);
[name_f]Theodora[/name_f]
[name_f]Dorothea[/name_f]
[name_f]Isadora[/name_f]
[name_f]Agatha[/name_f]
[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Francesca[/name_f]
[name_f]Thora[/name_f]
[name_f]Claudia[/name_f]
[name_f]Alberta[/name_f]
Apparently I really like names that can be nicknamed [name_f]Thea[/name_f]!
The ones that just didn’t quite make top 10 included [name_f]Flora[/name_f], [name_f]Valeria[/name_f], and [name_f]Junia[/name_f].
[name_f]Demelza[/name_f] is my #2 favourite girl name and I was so excited to see it on your list! My husband thinks it sounds like a Disney witch or evil stepsister, but I love love love it. I really like [name_f]Rowena[/name_f] too, and have a soft spot for [name_f]Marilla[/name_f] thanks to [name_f]Anne[/name_f] of [name_u]Green[/name_u] Gables.
I loved finding this thread, I have been writing -a- ending names down for a while. My favourite is [name_f]Marilla[/name_f], my first daughter is named as such
Leaving out my daughters names, [name_f]Marilla[/name_f] and [name_f]Sylvia[/name_f] my top ten are in no particular order:
[name_f]Priscilla[/name_f] - I don’t know why but I have a soft spot for her
[name_f]Esmeralda[/name_f]
[name_f]Dorothea[/name_f]
[name_f]Thora[/name_f]
Zinnea
[name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f]
[name_f]Viviana[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecilia[/name_f]
[name_f]Louisa[/name_f]
[name_f]Carlotta[/name_f]